Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by country
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Qatar
Lowest
0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Yemen
Median
5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Years covered
175
1850–2024
Data points
34,079
What the numbers show
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, and the mean is 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 145.8%), and the largest decrease in Samoa (down 88.6%).
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Kuwait | 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Brunei | 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mongolia | 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 23.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 10 | Oman | 22.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 20.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 12 | Belize | 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 16 | Palau | 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Guyana | 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia | 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Libya | 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Iceland | 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Taiwan | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 28 | South Korea | 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 10.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 33 | Gabon | 10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Singapore | 10.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Belarus | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 36 | Botswana | 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 38 | China | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bhutan | 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 43 | Estonia | 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Aruba | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Iraq | 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 8.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahamas | 8.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovenia | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 50 | South Africa | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 52 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Japan | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 55 | Laos | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Germany | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 58 | Turkey | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Denmark | 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 62 | Austria | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 63 | Latvia | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 64 | Cyprus | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 65 | Israel | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Indonesia | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 68 | Congo | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Andorra | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Cook Islands | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Thailand | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Chad | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Algeria | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Ukraine | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 81 | Namibia | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 82 | Seychelles | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 84 | Vietnam | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 85 | Spain | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 87 | Greece | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 91 | Barbados | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Sweden | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 93 | Nauru | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 95 | British Virgin Islands | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Chile | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Portugal | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 100 | France | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 101 | South Sudan | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 102 | Hungary | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 103 | Mexico | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 104 | Maldives | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Romania | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Niue | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 107 | Colombia | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 109 | Zambia | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Switzerland | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 112 | Peru | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Liberia | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritius | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 117 | Angola | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 122 | Cuba | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 123 | Slovakia | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Lebanon | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 128 | Mauritania | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 129 | Ecuador | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 130 | East Timor | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 131 | Armenia | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 132 | Grenada | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 134 | North Korea | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Jamaica | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 137 | Honduras | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 140 | Dominica | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Eritrea | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 142 | India | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 144 | Egypt | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Benin | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Helena | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Tanzania | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Jordan | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Mali | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 151 | Morocco | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 152 | Sudan | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 153 | Lesotho | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 154 | Philippines | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Tonga | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 157 | Somalia | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 158 | Albania | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 159 | Cameroon | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Moldova | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Nepal | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 164 | Niger | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Madagascar | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Senegal | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 167 | Montenegro | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 145.8% | falling |
| 168 | Pakistan | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Zimbabwe | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Djibouti | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 175 | Kenya | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Mozambique | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Nigeria | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Macao | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Cape Verde | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Syria | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 181 | El Salvador | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Togo | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Ghana | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Bangladesh | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 187 | Eswatini | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Uganda | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Comoros | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 191 | Malawi | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Gambia | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 193 | Haiti | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 195 | Kiribati | 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Samoa | 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Burundi | 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 198 | Rwanda | 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Yemen | 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 58.9% | rising |
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.